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These forests are spread around mountainous area of Ziarat and Mount Zarghoon. [3] The mountains range from 1,181 to 3,488 meters elevation. [2] The forests cover an area of about 110,000 hectares, and it is the largest juniper forest in Pakistan. [4]
Ziarat Juniper Forest is a biosphere reserve recognized by UNESCO in 2013. [10] It is the largest contiguous natural Juniper forest in Pakistan. It is also the second oldest, trailing behind the one in California. [11] The forest ecosystem is considered to be the second largest in the world and is home to some of the oldest species of Juniperus ...
Ziarat is surrounded by the lush green Ziarat Juniper Forest, known locally as Sanober, home to the largest area of Juniper forest (Juniperus seravschanica) in Pakistan, covering about 110,000 hectares. The juniper trees of Ziarat are one of the oldest trees of their kind with some of these trees being 4000 years old.
The largest compact block is the Ziarat Juniper Forest in Ziarat and surroundings on an approximate range of about 700,000 acres (2,800 square kilometres). [6] The southernmost population of J. seravschanica is in the Hajar Mountains of Oman, where the junipers grow in the highest portions of the central range.
Balochistan forest dormouse Dryomys niethammeri: Endemic. The species is only found in juniper forests near Ziarat in Baluchistan. The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation of its habitat. [2] Black finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides: The finless porpoise is often caught in fishing nets across the coasts of Pakistan.
Ziarat Juniper Forest: Balochistan: 2016 x (natural) The juniper (Juniperus excelsa polycarpos) forests around the city of Ziarat are located at the meeting point of five vegetation zones. The large forest is home to trees that are believed to be thousands of years old, but the ecosystem is vulnerable in view of climate change.
During their five-day tour to Pakistan in the mid-October 2019, the British royals, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales visited the park. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Broghil Valley National Park abbreviated as BVNP , lies 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the main city of Chitral [ 6 ] and is the northernmost valley within the Upper Chitral ...
The high altitude area and north-facing slopes mostly consist of coniferous forest having Pinus wallichiana, Picea smithiana and Abies pindrow trees, while in the high altitude areas with little sunlight are birch and willow dwarf shrubs. The southern slopes are concentrated with juniper and scrubs, namely Juniperus excelsa and J. turkesticana.